2016–17 National T20 Cup
| Dates | 25 August – 16 September 2016 | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board | 
| Cricket format | Twenty20 | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final | 
| Host(s) |  Pakistan | 
| Champions | Karachi Blues (1st title) | 
| Participants | 8 | 
| Matches | 31 | 
| Most runs | Umar Akmal (363) | 
| Most wickets | Saeed Ajmal (20) | 
| Official website | www.pcb.com.pk | 
The 2016–17 Jazz National T20 Cup[1][2] was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition held in Multan, Pakistan. It took place from 25 August to 16 September 2016, with eight teams competing instead of 18 in previous years.[3][4] It was the 13th season of the National Twenty20 Cup in Pakistan.
Karachi Blues won the tournament, defeating Karachi Whites by 3 runs in the final.[5] However, they were not invited to defend their title the following year.[6]
Squads
The following players were selected:[7]
| Karachi Blues | FATA | Islamabad | Karachi Whites | Lahore Blues | Lahore Whites | Peshawar | Rawalpindi | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points table
| Team[8] | Pld | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peshawar | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +0.905 | 10 | 
| Lahore Whites | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +0.700 | 10 | 
| Karachi Whites | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +0.580 | 10 | 
| Karachi Blues | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | −0.236 | 8 | 
| Islamabad | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | −0.505 | 6 | 
| Rawalpindi | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | −0.248 | 4 | 
| Federally Administered Tribal Areas | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | −0.472 | 2 | 
| Lahore Blues | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | −0.649 | 2 | 
Team qualified for the Semi-finals
Fixtures
Round-robin
|  25 August 2016     Scorecard | 
| Karachi Blues 158/8 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Whites 149/8 (20 overs) | 
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
|  25 August 2016     Scorecard | 
| Lahore Blues 182/5 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Whites 185/1 (16.3 overs) | 
- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field.
- Farhan Khan (Lahore Blues) made his T20 debut.
|  26 August 2016     Scorecard | 
| FATA 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Rawalpindi 147/9 (20 overs) | 
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to bat.
- Irfanullah Shah, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Usman (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) and Shadab Khan (Rawalpindi) all made their T20 debuts.
|  26 August 2016     Scorecard | 
| Karachi Whites 152/5 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar 154/7 (19.4 overs) | 
- Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
|  26 August 2016     Scorecard | 
| Islamabad 138/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Whites 142/1 (18.1 overs) | 
- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to field
|  29 August 2016     Scorecard | 
| Peshawar 176/4 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad 140/5 (20 overs) | 
- Islamabad won the toss and elected to field.
|  29 August 2016     Scorecard | 
| FATA 139/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Blues 143/4 (18.5 overs) | 
- Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to field.
- Ahmed Bashir (Lahore Blues) made his T20 debut.
|  29 August 2016     Scorecard | 
| Rawalpindi 144/7 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Blues 122/7 (20 overs) | 
- Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to bat.
|  31 August 2016     Scorecard | 
| Lahore Whites 178/4 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Whites 179/3 (18 overs) | 
- Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to field.
- Arsal Sheikh (Lahore Whites) made his T20 debut.
|  31 August 2016     Scorecard | 
| Karachi Blues 174/7 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Blues 123 (19.1 overs) | 
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
|  1 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| FATA 114/7 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar 120/3 (13 overs) | 
- Peshawar won the toss and elected to field.
|  1 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Islamabad 174/5 (20 overs) | v | Rawalpindi 175/5 (19 overs) | 
- Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.
- Umar Kiyani (Islamabad) made his T20 debut.
|  2 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Lahore Blues 137/7 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar 139/4 (18.2 overs) | 
- Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
|  2 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Karachi Whites 182/2 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad 138/8 (20 overs) | 
- Islamabad won the toss and elected to field.
|  5 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Lahore Whites 175/2 (20 overs) | v | Rawalpindi 156/7 (20 overs) | 
- Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field.
|  5 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Karachi Blues 151/7 (20 overs) | v | FATA 134/7 (20 overs) | 
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
|  6 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Lahore Whites 154/4 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Blues 81 (17.3 overs) | 
- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zohaib Shera (Karachi Blues) made his T20 debut.
|  6 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Lahore Blues 142/8 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Whites 143/7 (19.4 overs) | 
- Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
- Danish Aziz (Karachi Whites) made his T20 debut.
|  7 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| FATA 139/4 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad 140/3 (19 overs) | 
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to bat.
|  7 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Peshawar 140 (20 overs) | v | Rawalpindi 122/8 (20 overs) | 
- Peshawar won the toss and elected to bat.
|  8 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Karachi Whites 140/5 (20 overs) | v | Rawalpindi 134/9 (20 overs) | 
- Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zeeshan Malik (Rawalpindi) made his T20 debut.
|  8 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Karachi Blues 164/6 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar 161/7 (20 overs) | 
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
|  9 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Lahore Blues 119/6 (20 overs) | v | Islamabad 123/5 (19.1 overs) | 
- Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
|  9 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| FATA 117 (19.3 overs) | v | Lahore Whites 83 (17.5 overs) | 
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sameen Gul (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) made his T20 debut.
|  10 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| FATA 124/8 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Whites 127/5 (17.2 overs) | 
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas won the toss and elected to bat.
|  10 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Lahore Whites 159/3 (20 overs) | v | Peshawar 153 (19.5 overs) | 
- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ghulam Mudassar (Peshawar) made his T20 debut.
|  11 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Rawalpindi 127/8 (20 overs) | v | Lahore Blues 129/6 (19.2 overs) | 
- Lahore Blues won the toss and elected to field.
|  11 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Islamabad 151/6 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Blues 133 (19.2 overs) | 
- Islamabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
|  15 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Peshawar 178/7 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Whites 179/2 (18.2 overs) | 
- Karachi Whites won the toss and elected to field.
|  15 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Lahore Whites 127/6 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Blues 133/1 (12 overs) | 
- Lahore Whites won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
|  16 September 2016     Scorecard | 
| Karachi Blues 182/3 (20 overs) | v | Karachi Whites 179/8 (20 overs) | 
- Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ "National T20 Cup formally launched". The News. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "National T20 Cup to begin today". Dunya News. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Match Report – 1st Match: Karachi Blues v Karachi Whites, Cool & Cool Present Jazz National T20 Cup 2016". PCB. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Nawaz four-for seals Karachi Blues' tense title win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "PCB excludes defending champs Karachi in National T20 Cup 2017". Business Recorder. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "2016–17 National T20 Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "2016–17 National T20 Cup Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2017.